Bolivia 1618-PAL 2 reales
The first specimen was lot 190 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 26 (Winter Park, FL, November 2019), where it sold for $1,547. The catalog description[1] noted, "Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1618PAL (small), rare, Grade 1. Broad, thin, oval flan with choice full shield and P-RAL (small, looks like RL), the cross-lions-castles also nice and with clear date and strange EYN(DIARVM) in legend, no corrosion. Pedigreed to the Classics collection, with Fisher tag and certificate #109085. Recovered from Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida." The second specimen was lot 118 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $4,500. The catalog description[2] noted, "BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1618 PAL, rare, Grade 1. Choice full date and assayer, excellent full shield and cross, attractively toned and practically corrosion-free. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate 85A-177265 and 2017 appraisal for $12,600. Recovered from Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida." This type was struck 1605-21, throughout the reign of Philip III. Dates were added in 1617; even so, many are so crudely made that the dates are not legible.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.931 fine silver, the first specimen 6.75 g, the second specimen 6.39 grams.
Catalog reference: S-P20; KM-8 (listed as 1618-P RL); CT-unlisted, Cayón-4681.
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- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 26, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.
- [2]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 36, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Luis R. Ponte collection, the Jorge Becerra Collection and the John M. O'Brien collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.
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